Banking on the go Financial Services

whitePaper | April 14, 2023

A Chief Financial Officer is central to the success of any organization. So any changes to that role, especially if those changes are being driven by broader trends impacting the function of the CFO across multiple industries and operational models, are important to recognize and understand.

whitePaper | October 6, 2021

ESG investing has grown exponentially in the last decade and is estimated to be somewhere between 35.31 to 40.52 trillion USD (according to the GSIA, 2021, and OPIMAS, 2020). The ESG investment industry is constantly in transition, with rapid developments across ESG strategies, approaches, and technologies reshaping the industry towards best standards of practice. This transition is leading to variations in the scale and growth of sustainable investment in different regions, according to GSIA. Many regions continue to see strong growth in sustainable investment assets under management – most notably Canada, the United States and Japan. Other regions are slowing down their rate of growth or have seen a reported reversal – in particular Europe and Australasia. In both cases, this is largely due to changes in how sustainable investment is defined, either by law as in the case of the EU, or by new industry standards as is the case in Australasia.

whitePaper | May 1, 2023

Coordinating regulatory frameworks across jurisdictions is a complex task for almost any sector. With crypto-assets – given the unique features of the underlying technology as well as the boundless opportunities that it presents – it is often contended that global coordination is not just desirable but necessary.

whitePaper | September 29, 2022

As a cohort of leading tech enablers and ardent Open Finance advocates of the Philippine Financial services industry, we welcome an open discussion on policies and technologies necessary to progress Open Finance in the Philippines, consistent with the BSP Open Finance Framewor

whitePaper | March 10, 2020

FinTech Futures has launched its latest report on cloud transformation in the financial services industry. As we enter a decade of innovation and change, financial institutions are facing a myriad of challenges in the form of shifting customer expectations, emerging technologies and alternative business models. Perhaps its best solution is to look to a form of technology that was making disruptive waves in the sector more than a decade ago: cloud computing.

whitePaper | April 7, 2022

Private equity is an important source of capital for startups, young companies, firms in financial distress and companies that are seeking growth or buyout capital. As opposed to many other investment styles, private equity is an inherently activist asset class whereby the fund managers often exert significant influence over the underlying investments. Thus, investors in the asset class not only benefit from gaining exposure to otherwise inaccessible, unquoted/privately owned companies, but also from the skill-sets that fund managers bring to bear to improve a company’s long-term value.